Charter Communications was a winner within the media industry, rising $1.17 (1.1%) to $104.84 on light volume.

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Charter Communications ( CHTR) pushed the Media industry higher today making it today's featured media winner. The industry as a whole closed the day up 0.8%. By the end of trading, Charter Communications rose $1.17 (1.1%) to $104.84 on light volume. Throughout the day, 470,091 shares of Charter Communications exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1.2 million shares. The stock ranged in a price between $103.29-$104.84 after having opened the day at $103.77 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $103.67. Other companies within the Media industry that increased today were: LIN TV Corporation ( TVL), up 10.7%, Gray Television ( GTN.A), up 10.2%, Gray Television ( GTN), up 9.6%, and Sinclair Broadcast Group ( SBGI), up 8.5%.

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Charter Communications, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides entertainment, information, and communications solutions to residential and commercial customers in the United States. Charter Communications has a market cap of $10.48 billion and is part of the services sector. Shares are up 35.9% year to date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there is one analyst that rates Charter Communications a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and nine rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Charter Communications as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its solid stock price performance, growth in earnings per share and compelling growth in net income. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including generally higher debt management risk and disappointing return on equity.